Fight Salmonella with Compost-O
A dairy farmer who used Compost-O for a number of years to mineralize his manure, at some point had to deal with a salmonella infection at his company. He studied the circumstances of the [...]
Circular agricultural economics is necessary
Be Sustainable! (Doe maar Duurzaam), a tv-program at RTL 7 (NL) The world economy is at a turning point: The Paris climate summit, reducing greenhouse gases, sustainability and the reusing of waste, [...]
The influence of Agri-Mest on the parts of manure and grass
Introduction This inquiry has been made within the scope of a graduation assignment of the study programme : Animal and Dairy- farming at the Van Hall institute in Leeuwarden (The Netherlands). The inquiry is [...]
High Agricultural output thanks to Secret Weapon
Astonishing growth of Grass Dairy farmer Auke Stremler has his own ideas about soil’s fertility. Instead of chemical fertilizer, he would like to have the opportunity to spread more manure on his land. Out of [...]
Getting everything to “come loose” in slurry pits using Agri
The pig farm of the Hendriks company in Heerde (Gelderland) had problems with emptying the manure cellars by segregation. In January 2004, they started using AgriMestMix, a product to improve the slurry. Mr Hendriks explains: [...]
Over 50% less nitrogen added, thanks to slurry treatment
The Heida dairy cattle company in Mildam (near Heerenveen) has used liquid manure treatment since 1998. As a result Mr Nanne Heida has been able to limit the use of fertiliser on pastures considerably: he used to [...]
Better nitrogen-releasing capabilities thanks to Agri-mest
Better nitrogen-releasing capabilities thanks to slurry improvement using AgriMestMix - Striking practical results with AgriMestMix in arable farming in Friesland - Slurry improvement techniques have been used at the mixed farm of L. and S. Anema [...]
Arable farmers believe treated liquid manure has advantages
When you use AgriMestMix, results from the past are a guarantee for the future! Some agriculturalists have adopted this philosophy and believe that using treated liquid manure for their organic fertilisation provides advantages. This particularly applies to [...]
‘I spread 300 kilos less CAN’
Once a week, Piet van Bezooyen pours a can of additive into the small slurry pit. The pit is located at the end of the solid floor of the cubicle stalls, which have been in use [...]